The Dirty Thirties
1930 - 1939
This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.
Nellie McClung Collection
Nellie McClung wrote this short history of the Home Missions for the United Church of Canada. This documents is provided for research purposes by the Archive of the United Church of Canada.
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Articles concerning McClung's time as a member of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Board of Governors; these articles are found in McClung's scrapbools held in MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond at the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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A collection of notes and articles collected by Nellie L McClung in her scrapbook collection. They refer to family and friends either as memorials or as celefrations of their accomplishments. These are now held in MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond at the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Articles and photos taken during McClung's visit to the Elkhorn Industrial School in Elkhorn, Manitoba. These are found in Nellie McClung's scrap books which are held in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her daughter Florence. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning the publication of 'Flowers for the Living'. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her nephew Glen. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her son Horace. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her son Jack. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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Daily journal from the tour.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
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